Guests at the annual fashion extravaganza known as the Met Gala embraced this year's theme of “Fashion is art” with outfits and costumes showing off artistic references.

The Venice Biennale has begun previewing its 61st edition, just days after the contemporary art show's jury resigned over the participation of Israel and Russia.

One of the top art museums in Paris has opened a new gallery dedicated to orphaned masterpieces plundered by the Nazis.

The Rolling Stones announced a new album on Tuesday.

“Friends” memorabilia and other valuables from the estate of Matthew Perry are being put up for sale at an auction to benefit the charitable foundation established in the actor’s name soon after his death.

French President Emmanuel Macron has stolen some of the spotlight from other world leaders in Armenia’s capital this week when he crooned classic ballads including “La Bohème” at a glitzy state dinner.

Mina Kimes is taking over as television host of the Scripps National Spelling Bee, and the ESPN NFL analyst hopes to use her outsider’s perspective to capture the excitement of the 101-year-old competition.

Oprah Winfrey has chosen Douglas Stuart's “John of John” as her latest book club pick.

“The Lost Boys” and “Schmigadoon!”.

Guests ascended the famous steps of the Metropolitan Museum and entered a lobby transformed to resemble an Italian garden, with a huge moon hanging from the ceiling.

The Associated Press has won a Pulitzer Prize for international reporting for stories on the expansion of government surveillance efforts in China and the role that U.S. tech firms played in it.

Blake Lively and Justin Baldoni have agreed to end their legal battle over the acrimonious production of their 2024 film “It Ends With Us.”.

Dolly Parton has canceled her previously postponed Las Vegas residency due to health challenges.

Pulitzer Prize judges have awarded the fiction prize to Daniel Kraus for “Angel Down,” a World War I narrative told in one long sentence.

The Washington Post won the Pulitzer Prize for public service for scrutinizing the Trump administration’s sweeping, choppy cuts and changes to federal agencies.

A fire has forced the closure of the Broadway theater that has long hosted “The Book of Mormon.”.

A new Netflix series adapts William Golding's “Lord of the Flies,” exploring chaos among boys stranded on a tropical island.

A star-studded cruise ship featuring Broadway's biggest names is setting sail from Florida to Mexico and the Bahamas next spring.

The radio station WKRP isn't dead, and it's now live on air in Cincinnati.

The Houston Life primetime special in partnership with Children’s Museum Houston airs Friday, May 8 at 7 p.m. on KPRC 2

John Sterling, the longtime radio broadcaster known for extravagant, individualized home run calls and declaring “theee Yankees win!”.

President Javier Milei of Argentina has restored press access to his government headquarters.

Twenty-five dance companies from across Africa have showcased their talent at the African Dance Biennial in Senegal.

Fashion biggest night is making a statement this year with its dress code, “Fashion is art.”.

Britney Spears has avoided jail time in a California driving under the influence case by pleading guilty to a lesser charge through her lawyer.

Studio estimates on Sunday say "The Devil Wears Prada 2" has topped the box office with $77 million in the U.S. and Canada and $156.6 million internationally.

Monday's glittering Met Gala guests will be the first to sample “Costume Art,” a new exhibit that explores the dressed body through art history.

Shakira has performed a free concert on Copacabana Beach in Rio de Janeiro.

Gerry Conway, a renowned comic book writer who helped create characters and stories for Marvel and DC, including the Punisher character in the Spider-Man comics, has died.

The organization behind the Oscars is for the first time addressing the use of artificial intelligence in performances and scripts for the 2027 Academy Awards.

“The Drama,” a rom-com that goes bad starring Zendaya and Robert Pattinson and the synth-pop group MUNA releasing their fourth studio album are some of the new television, films, music and games headed to a device near you.

This summer's movies are spotlighting fresh talent.

After being forced to check his Academy Award on a trans-Atlantic flight, recent winner Pavel Talankin’s Oscar went missing before an airline tracked it down two days later.

Georg Baselitz, an acclaimed and award-winning neo-expressionist German artist with a penchant for provocation and known for painting images upside down, has died.

Experience the sights, sounds and flavors of Asia in the heart of Houston at this free, family-friendly festival in Alief on May 9.

A converted church in rural central Pennsylvania has become a place where musicians with Amish roots are coming to record music and make videos that are drawing millions of views.

Streaming provider Prime Video is diving into college sports by partnering with one of college basketball’s biggest brands: Duke.

Britney Spears has been charged in California with driving under the influence of drugs and alcohol.

The Onion's plan to transform Alex Jones' Infowars platforms into parody sites are in limbo again.

Formula 1’s return from an unplanned month long hiatus is not only a time to see how rules tweaks will work.

The international jury of the Venice Biennale has resigned.

King Charles III has given his own charity a lift.

Druski will host the 2026 BET Awards, becoming the youngest emcee in the show’s history.

Elusive street artist Banksy has claimed responsibility for a new sculpture in central London.

Exhibits and testimony at Harvey Weinstein's rape retrial show that two days after he allegedly raped a woman in a New York hotel, she wrote herself a note about becoming “emotionally attached” to someone and wanting a loving partnership.

Australian actor Milly Alcock stars as Supergirl in this summer's new DC Studios movie bearing her name.

A new survey finds teenagers are more likely to get news from nontraditional sources like social media and influencers than their elders are.

Leaders of major media companies are urging Israel to lift a ban preventing foreign journalists from independently entering Gaza.

Outlaw country singer-songwriter David Allan Coe, who wrote the blue-collar anthem “Take This Job and Shove It'' and created a singing career after a stint in prison, has died.

Taylor Frankie Paul, a reality TV star from “The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives,” and the father of her 2-year-old son were ordered Thursday to stay 100 feet (30 meters) away from each other for the next three years as a Utah court commissioner continues to assess custody plans for the child.

Prosecutors say singer D4vd killed 14-year-old Celeste Rivas Hernandez by stabbing her multiple times.

The man charged with trying to storm the White House Correspondents’ Association dinner and kill President Donald Trump took a picture of himself in his hotel room just minutes earlier, outfitted with an ammunition bag, a shoulder gun holster and a sheathed knife.

Josh O’Connor says working with Steven Spielberg on “Disclosure Day” was surreal.

The Kentucky Derby weekend is here, and with it comes the tradition of mint juleps.

In the world of diplomatic faux pas it could have been a lot worse.

The woman at the center of Harvey Weinstein’s repeatedly retried rape case has told jurors for the third time that the former Hollywood honcho trapped her in a New York hotel room and assaulted her in 2013.

Andrew Stanton has spent over half his life with “Toy Story.”.

Taylor Swift filed three new trademark applications with the U.S. Patent & Trademark Office Friday.

Robot dogs with hyper-realistic silicone heads modeled after famous figures like Elon Musk and Mark Zuckerberg are roaming a Berlin museum.

Caitlin Clark is releasing a picture book this fall based on her life.

A man accused of plotting to attack one of superstar singer Taylor Swift’s concerts in Vienna nearly two years ago has pleaded guilty as his trial began on Tuesday.

Kid Rock and Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth both flew in Army Apache attack helicopters at a base in Virginia on Monday.

Nathan Chasing Horse has been sentenced to life in prison for sexual assault.

Workers in Brazil have resumed the construction of the stage for the upcoming concert by Shakira this weekend on Rio de Janeiro’s famous Copacabana Beach.

Both President Donald Trump and his wife, Melania, are calling on ABC to fire Jimmy Kimmel after the late-night comic joked last week that the first lady had “the glow of an expectant widow.”.

Michael Jackson sang “Don’t Stop ’Til You Get Enough.”.

Oprah Winfrey's podcast is headed to Amazon.

Nearly a quarter-century after rap star Jam Master Jay of Run-DMC was shot to death, a man admitted in court Monday to a role in a killing that stymied investigators for decades.

Nedra Talley Ross, the last surviving member of the Ronettes, has died at 80.

Melanie C, also know as Mel C or Sporty Spice from the game-changing ‘90s girl group the Spice Girls, will release a new album on Friday.

Hollywood's summer movie season is packed with big names and franchises.

Venice’s La Fenice opera house is cutting ties with incoming music director Beatrice Venezi.

King Charles III and Queen Camilla have made their way to the White House.

More often than not, big stories happen out of the sight of journalists.

“Michael,” the big-budget Michael Jackson spectacle, shrugged off bad reviews and a troubled production to launch with $97 million in U.S. and Canada theaters, according to studio estimates Sunday, shattering a record debut for music biopics.

Barriers to tourism for people living with disabilities can range from the obvious, such as an out-of-service elevator, to an outing that’s too long or a setting that’s too loud.

President Donald Trump was uninjured and other top White House officials were evacuated from an annual dinner of the White House Correspondents' Association after an unspecified threat.

A man armed with guns and knives stormed the lobby outside the White House Correspondents’ Association Dinner attended by President Donald Trump on Saturday night.

The Philadelphia Museum of Art is embracing a statue it once kept at arm’s length.

TMZ is making a splash in Washington, D.C., bringing its Hollywood-style paparazzi tactics to politics.

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Attorneys for a Black man scheduled to be executed in Texas say the introduction of rap lyrics he wrote biased an almost all-white jury when they decided to sentence him to death.

The White House Correspondents’ Dinner has produced viral moments that were funny, cringeworthy or undeniably tense and that endure across social media.

For the first time as president, Donald Trump is planning to attend the annual White House Correspondents' Association dinner in Washington this weekend.

You remember her from "Dance Moms" — now Nia Sioux is a bestselling author and working actress. She sat down with Houston Life to talk "Bottom of the Pyramid," life after the show and what's next - including a special appearance at Mockingbird Books in Katy.

A Florida county sheriff's office says they arrested a former law enforcement officer whom federal authorities say planned a mass shooting targeting Black people at a large festival in New Orleans.

HBO Max, “Harry Potter,” “Top Gun,” CBS and CNN may all be placed under the control of the upstart Paramount Skydance soon.

Renowned American conductor and composer Michael Tilson Thomas has died at 81.

Lawyers for singer D4vd are pushing prosecutors to reveal their evidence in the case of Celeste Rivas Hernandez's killing.

Celeste Rivas Hernandez, a teen girl from a quiet southern California town, became intertwined with singer D4vd before she was brutally murdered.

The Kennedy Center is poised to undergo major renovations, with President Donald Trump calling it “tired, broken, and dilapidated.”.

Celeste Rivas Hernandez, the 14-year-old girl singer D4vd is charged with killing, died from penetrating injuries.

Dave Mason, co-founder of the psychedelic British band Traffic and songwriter behind “Feelin’ Alright” and “Hole in My Shoe,” died Sunday at his home in Gardnerville, Nevada.

Rachel Reid and Jacob Tierney were sensations at BookCon, thanks to the success of “Heated Rivalry.”.

French-Algerian author Kamel Daoud says he has been sentenced to three years in prison in Algeria for his book “Houris.”.

Four debut novelists are among the six finalists for the 2026 Women’s Prize for Fiction, announced Wednesday.

The man who recently pleaded guilty to New York’s Gilgo Beach serial murders has told his ex-wife he killed most of his female victims in the family’s suburban home.

Alan Osmond, the eldest member of the million-selling family act The Osmonds, has died after decades with multiple sclerosis.

When she died in 2022, Queen Elizabeth II was the only monarch most Britons had ever known.

Things looked bleak for media in Pittsburgh until a stunning turnaround.